Necktie knot cover



Dec. 8, 1959 A. J. soFlo, 'sR 2,915,757

NECKTIE KNoT covER Filed July 18. 1958 "l2 4 "i E@ Anf/any .1. sofia, sr.

zNr/ENTOR. n v 45 BY 1 y 15m Unite States The present invention generally relates to a device for attachment to a knot of a necktie and more particularly relates to a cover for a necktie knot.

An object of the present invention is to provide a necktie knot cover in the form of a generally triangular shaped piece of fabric material which overlies the necktie knot and is provided with snap fastener elements at each corner thereof for retaining the device in overlying relation to the necktie knot.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a necktie knot cover in which the surface thereof facing outwardly of the necktie knot and normally viewed by other persons is provided with an extra thickness of material having a free upper edge which closely simulates the cross-over piece in a conventional necktie knot thus providing a realistic appear`ance of the necktie knot cover.

Yet another feature of the present invention is to provide a necktie knot cover which is simple in construction, easy to assembly and remove, attractive in appearance and relatively inexpensive to manufacture.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a front view of the necktie knot cover of the present invention in position on a necktie knot;

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the necktie knot cover of the present invention in assembled condition;

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the necktie knot cover when disassembled from the necktie knot;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially upon a plane passing along section line 4-4 of Figure 3 illustrating the details of construction of the necktie knot cover; and

Figure 5 is an edge view of the subject shown in Figure 3, taken in the direction of the arrow 5.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, the numeral 1li generally designates the necktie knot cover of the present invention which is used to overlie the conventional knot of a necktie having the usual neckvencircling portion 12 extending therefrom and the depending portions 14 extending along the front of the shirt. The necktie shown in dotted line in Figures l and 2 forms no part of the present invention and the knot may be of any one of several various types which includes a crossover piece in the front or forming the front of the knot which cross-over piece normally has an upper edge which is free and rounded due to the necktie being constructed of double thickness material.

The necktie knot cover includes a panel of fabric material which is triangular in shape and generally designated by the numeral 16 the panel material being constructed of a forward layer 18 and a rear layer 20 joined at their apex by a fold 22, the lower edge of the layer 18 being free as designated by the numeral 24 and the lower edge of the layer 20 having a fold designated by 2,915,757 Patented Dec. 8, 1959 'ice the numeral 26 and extending forwardly and upwardly into an overlying panel generally designated by the numeral 28 which includes a forward or outer layer 30 and an inner layer 32 joined by a fold 34 at the upper edge thereof. The lower edge of the inner layer 32 is freeas designated by the numeral 36. It is pointed out that the fold 34 is spaced below the apex of the triangular panel 16 and is generally parallel to the base of the triangular panel 16 or generally parallel to the edges 24 and 36 and the fold 26.

The outer surface of the forward layer 18 of the panel 16 is provided with a female snap fastener element 38 facing outwardly and secured thereto by any suitable means such as stitching 40. The panels 16, 28 are provided at one lower corner thereof with male snap fastener elements 42 and 42a, that is the male snap fastener elements are arranged in back to back relationship on the two panels and are secured thereto by any suitable means such as stitching 44. The other lower corner of the panel 16 is provided with a female snap fastener element 46 on the inner surface thereof or on the inner layer 20, the female snap fastener element 46 being secured in position by suitable stitching 48 or any other means. The edges of all the layers 18, 20, 30 and 32 are stitched together at the convergent sides of the panels 16, 28, as indicated at 56. After the necktie has been knotted around the wearers neck in the usual manner, the cover of the present invention may be snapped over the conventional knot thus giving the appearance of being part of the tie and forming a perfect knot. One cover can be used with numerous ties and, of course, is susceptible of special designs which will always be in place and may be the same material and color as the tie or may be suitably decorative or ornamental. Inasmuch as the knot area of the necktie is always the first area to become soiled and worn, this knot cover will prolong the life of the necktie and will additionally provide variation in the ornamentation and function of the necktie.

In assembling the device of the present invention on the conventional necktie knot after the necktie has been tied, the device is placed in overlying relation to the necktie knot and the apex corner of the panel 16 having the female snap fastener element 38 is folded back over top of the knot in the position clearly shown in Figures l and 2. The lower left corner as viewed in Figure 3 having the inner and outer male snap fasteners 42 and 42a thereon is then folded back on top of the apex corner with the then inwardly facing male snap fastener element 42a being engaged with the female snap fastener element 38. The remaining lower corner of the panel 16 having the female snap fastener element 46 is then folded rearwardly onto the other lower corner and the female snap fastener element 46 is engaged with the then rearwardly facing male snap fastener element 42 thereby providing a perfect knot with the snaps being located under the conventional knot of the tie. The orientation of the snaps is such that the depth or thickness created by the four aligned snap fastener elements will also serve to push the knot of the tie up into the desired area between the wings of the usual shirt collar. With the portion of the panel 16 above the fold 34 being folded back, the fold 34 will extend horizontally and will generally simulate the cross over piece of the necktie knot thus providing a neat cover for the necktie knot and providing a necktie knot cover which closely simulates the appearance of the conventional necktie knot.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed,

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A necktie knot cover comprising a triangular panel of exible material including an apex portion and first and second lower corner portions, said panel being adapted to overlie a necktie knot with said apex porton extending rearwardly and downwardly over the top of the knot and with said lower corner portions extending rearwardly and upwardly around opposite sides of the knot, said first lower corner portion underlying said apex portion and saidsecond lower corner portion underlying the rst lower corner portion, a pair of snap fastener elements provided at registering points on opposite side surfaces of said rst lower corner portion, coacting snap fastener elements provided on the second lower Corner portion and on the apex portion in engagement with the first mentioned elements, whereby to separably secure said corner portions and said apex portion together, and a substantially trapezoidal panel superposed on the lower portion of said triangular panel coextensive therewith, said triangular and 4l trapezoidal panels having contiguous side and lower edges secured together and said trapezoidal panel having a free upper edge spaced downwardly from the apex of the triangular panel, whereby said free upper edge may be disposed transversely substantially adjacent the top of the stated knot when the cover is in position on the latter.

References Cited in the Vlle of this patent UNlTED STATES PATENTS 1,066,093 Ellison July 1, 1913 2,131,023 Champagne Sept. 27, 1938 2,139,959 Knoyle Dec. 13, 1938 2,316,002 Koivisto Apr. 6, 1943 2,423,133 Wagner July 1, 1947 2,702,905 Peake Mar. 1, 1955 2,787,002 De La Piedra Apr. 2, 1957 FOREGN PATENTS 710,248 Great Britain June 9, 1954 

